Aid for tsunami victims

Asked by aryeh · December 29, 2004 · Comments

Question

You have stated that it is not permitted to give money to a non-Jewish beggar on the street. What is the halacha regarding sending money to relief agencies in Asia at this time?

Answer

Answered by Aaron Abadi

You can't just give to Jewish Beggar, either. Any charity must go to a verified recipient. As I said earlier, we Jews are very silly. Many Indonesians are extremely antisemitic, yet we are jumping to help. We need a little dignity. Just a little. Look at this.... .....In Jakarta, Indonesia, about 5,000 demonstrators -- most from the Muslim Justice Party -- gathered around a monument across from the presidential palace in the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday, denouncing the Israeli offensive, burning Israeli flags and chanting anti-American slogans. CNN April 8, 2002 ____________________________________ Look online and you will see that although they have barely seen a Jew in that country, they hate him with a passion.... AA